Okay, if the condenser and mouthpiece are a single unit, they may be screwed together too tightly to allow the air-adjust twist to have any effect.
Pull the mouthpiece out. If the thing in your hands looks like the Omni condenser on the DynaVap parts page, tube and mouthpiece in one, you’re golden.
Here’s what to do next: grip the mouthpiece end with the fingers of one hand, and the tube where it’s closest to the mouthpiece end, with the other hand.
Holding the tube part still, twist the mouthpiece counterclockwise - as seen from the mouthpiece. It may take a little effort, but those *are* two pieces, and they *do* come apart. They have to be able to move relative to each other for the air-control twist to have any effect. No tools of any kind should be required for this.
My previous post assumed that we had the pieces separated in the stem. Sorry to confuse further.
If this doesn’t clear any of it up, say so; again, hope this helps...this is pretty much THE reason I argue when people talk about Omni=BEST - it’s *different*, different learning curve from the basic design. It’s not better than, it’s a variation on a theme. Getting in tune with the theme before getting in with the variations is smart and easy. Omni was my first, I still grab it. It’s its own beast - as is the M. Love them both, use them for what they are.
@voyciz : excellent point about lubricating the o-rings. Not to worry,
@Socks And Sandals - o-rings are cheap, easy to get, and come in colors. Make yourself happy. The link got freshly reposted, so look back a page or 3, “oringsandmore.com”, IIRC.
Dynawax is fine stuff and works great...but so does nose grease (or below-the-ear/behind-the-earlobe, same stuff, same factory). Not a joke, works fine, cheapest possible, no shipping lag. Could maybe make do with a silicone-safe lubricant of another kind, but that’s not for me to say.
So far, I have had to replace ONE o-ring out all of them (for that matter, my screens are all original equipment. Stuff is fabulously engineered.
one last point: The Omni is wide open when the two pieces of the condenser are screwed closed (shortest possible length). Don’t mean to complicate, just don’t want to accidentally say yes to the wrong thing.
